He was a dreamer, a thinker, a speculative philosopher... or, as his wife would have it, an idiot.
“Life is short and we have never too much time for gladdening the hearts of those who are travelling the dark journey with us. Oh be swift to love, make haste to be kind.”
“I have always felt that if a man gives you a solid gold key to his door he is entitled to the courtesy of a visit.”